Wellesley's Council on Aging board debated shrinking from 11 members to as few as seven. Chair Judy Gertler presented data showing peer-town Councils on Aging range from seven to eleven seats, arguing Wellesley's board is now oversized relative to comparable panels.
WELLESLEY -- July 16, 2026, Wellesley Council on Aging seats two new members and moves toward strategic planning after a year-long delay. The board, chaired for the first time by Pat Decker, unanimously approved
WELLESLEY -- June 18, 2026, Wellesley Council on Aging installs new officers and approves summer intern funding amid patron anger over coffee cuts. The board voted unanimously Thursday to elect Patricia Decker as chair, Judy
NEEDHAM -- June 11, 2026, Needham's Council on Aging authorizes closing the Center at the Heights for up to 10 business days starting June 26 as a major six-month renovation gets underway
WELLESLEY -- May 21, 2026, Wellesley Council on Aging advances three nominees and weighs $55,000 in facility upgrades. The board voted unanimously to forward Corinne Monahan, Ann Rader and Renee Spencer to the Select
NEEDHAM -- May 14, 2026, Needham's Council on Aging elected new officers and confronted overlapping service disruptions from a planned senior center renovation at its May 14 meeting. The board voted unanimously to
WELLESLEY -- April 16, 2026, Wellesley Council on Aging moves to formalize an art-display policy by late May. The board voted unanimously to seat a nominating subcommittee (Peter Grape, chair; Tina Wong; Corinne Monaghan)
NEEDHAM -- April 9, 2026, Needham's Council on Aging received a three-year program report on an embedded social work initiative at the town's food pantry and approved moving its officer
WELLESLEY -- March 11, 2026, Wellesley Council on Aging approves up to $17,000 to hire an executive search firm for its director vacancy. The board voted 9-0 at a March 11 special remote
WELLESLEY -- January 7, 2026, Wellesley Council on Aging interviews one of two senior services director finalists. At a Jan. 7 special meeting, Kristine Tilton, longtime executive director at Waterstone at Wellesley, told the 11-
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